A prisoner fighting for release from jail after disposing of the body of a North Queensland man argues he has led police to his victim but the remains cannot be seen as they were "reduced to microscopic levels" by an attempt to cremate the dead man.

Adani's bid for a $1 billion taxpayer-funded loan may have been doomed even before it was scuppered by Queensland's Palaszczuk Government, with the Productivity Commission saying it may have failed key criteria for funding.

There is speculation that the stalled Gina Rinehart-backed Alpha coal mine project in the Galilee Basin could be progressing, after the company lobbyist met with key opposition politicians during the Queensland election campaign, sparking predictions of an impending fire sale.

Embattled Indian miner Adani says it will build and run the proposed Carmichael mine on its own — Australia's biggest coal venture in central Queensland's Galilee Basin — after cancelling a $2.6 billion contract with mining services giant Downer.